Article: Turkey and United States struggle to overcome dispute over detained Turkish troops in Iraq

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Dateline: ISTANBUL, Turkey Turkey and the United States struggled Sunday to resolve a diplomatic crisis over the detention of 11 Turkish special forces in Iraq by the U.S. military, a standoff that strained efforts by the NATO allies to repair relations frayed over the Iraq war.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other top officials discussed the dispute with Vice President Dick Cheney for about a half hour Sunday, Turkish officials said. The conversations appeared to be aimed at making sure relations didn't deteriorate further.

Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said afterward that he believed the dispute could be resolved by late Sunday.

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